Title/Author: Eat Pray Love/Elizabeth GilbertPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingNo. of pages: 349ISBN 13: 9780747589358Price: RM10.00 (Discounted price) In a nutshellThe whole world knows what Eat Pray Love is all about, so I’m going to skip this bit. Ok. Maybe a short description. It’s mainly about Liz going on a self-discovery journey that revolves around the Pursuit of…
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Sky Burial by Xinran
Title/Author: Sky Burial/XinranPublisher: Random House CanadaNo. of pages: 206ISBN 10: 0-679-31360-5Price: RM20.00 (Discounted price. Hardcover) In a nutshellXinran received a phone call from a listener of her programme asking her to meet a woman who had just crossed the border from Tibet to China. Xinran made a trip and met Shu Wen who recounted the…
A Year in Tibet by Sun Shuyun
Title/Author: A Year in Tibet/Sun ShuyunPublisher: Harper PerennialNo. of pages: 246ISBN 13: 978-0-00-726512-1Price: RM19.90 (Discounted price) In a nutshellThe idea of writing this book came about when Sun Shuyun was asked to direct a documentary series about a year in the life of ordinary Tibetans. So, the author and her crew spent a year in…
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New Malaysian Essays 3, edited by Yin Shao LoongISBN: 9789834484552Pages: 89 (e-book)Layout & Typesetting: Liza Manshoor (Eclectic Design)Cover: Teck Hee Price: FRRRRREE!!!! Sole Edition: September 2010 Thanks to Amir Muhammad, we can have this book for FRRRREEE! More about the book/to download the book, click here
The Japanese Mind by Roger J. Davies & Osamu Ikeno
Title/Author: The Japanese Mind/Edited by Roger J. Davies & Osamu IkenoPublisher: Tuttle PublishingNo. of pages: 270ISBN 13: 978-0-8048-3295-3 In a nutshellThe Japanese Mind is a collection of 28 essays that offer readers an overview of contemporary Japanese culture. These essays were written over a period of several years by students a Ehime University in Matsyama…
Fun for Kids in Malaysia by Lydia Teh
Title/Author: Fun for Kids in Malaysia/Lydia TehPublisher: Marshall CavendishNo. of pages: 360ISBN 13: 978-983-3845-48-4Price: RM29.90 In a nutshellSo. You have a bunch of hyperactive kids who become even more hyperactive during weekends and school holidays. What do you do? No no no. Turn off Astro. Whip out Fun for Kids in Malaysia and get the…
Found in Malaysia (The Nut Graph)
Title/Author: Found in Malaysia/The Nut GraphPublisher: ZI PublicationsNo. of pages: 211ISBN 13: 978-967-5266-13-3Price: RM45 In a nutshellIf not for Shanon Shah who came up with this idea and Jacqueline Ann Surin who loved it and for everyone else at The Nut Graph, Found in Malaysia wouldn’t be born. So hats off to this group of…
Tapai by Hishamuddin Rais
Title/Author: Tapai/Hishamuddin RaisPublisher: ZI Publications No. of pages: 266 ISBN 13: 978-967-5266-11-9 In a nutshell Tapai is a collection of 40 stories of Rais’s adventures in less ventured, non-typical touristy places, in search for delectable food and free alcohol. Said he, “As a seasoned traveller, I prefer to eat and drink well than to pay…
Logomania: Where Common Phrases Come From And How To Use Them by Ellen Whyte
Title/Author: Logomania: Where Common Phrases Come From And How To Use Them/Ellen WhytePublisher: MPH PublishingNo. of pages: 314ISBN 13: 978-967-5222-47-4Price: RM32.90 In a nutshellLike its title, in Logomania, you’ll find out ‘where common (and uncommon ones too, I find) phrases come from and how to use them‘. The book is divided into chapters linked by…
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Sky Burial by Xinran!ISBN: 978-0385515481 Lai Peen is a great fan of Xinran’s works…and this is one of her favourite reads…. What’s it about?:Shu Wen spent many years looking for her lost husband after he disappeared in Tibet. She faced many difficulties in the wild mountains of Tibet but after spending more than 40 years…
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